Encinitas City Council Policy: The More the Merrier

In a joint statement, the Encinitas City Council declared its policy regarding population:

We recognize that Encinitas is a wonderful place to live. Our duty is to share our city with as many people as possible. It would be wrong for us and other residents to be selfish.

Every available space should be developed for residential or commercial use. Only a few parks should be exempt from development. Therefore, we favor developing the golf course. Few golfers use it anyway. It’s ideally located for hundreds of single-family homes, condominium complexes and apartment houses.

Citywide, there should be no height or density limits because they interfere with the goal of accommodating as many people as possible.

Simply put, the City Council’s policy is the more the merrier.

We see a much bigger population as an opportunity, not a burden. An increasing population would grow our tax base and allow the city to provide more benefits for all residents. Spending limits would essentially disappear.

Encinitas can become known globally as a destination city. We can welcome visitors from around the world. We can displace San Diego as the region’s go-to urban area.

The two council members who live in Cardiff first raised the idea of unlimited growth. They were driving separately northbound on 101 and moved to the right to turn east on Chesterfield. They wound up almost touching bumpers in a very long waiting line.

Rather than fuming over the traffic and delay, they used the time to catch up on their calls, texts and emails. One recognized the other, and they began an inter-car online dialog. The eventual result was the full council’s embrace of the unlimited growth policy declared in today’s statement.